Mark Cuban says that the NBA’s pettiness is the rationale he doesn’t attend Dallas’ highway video games anymore.
The billionaire proprietor held the bulk stake within the Mavs, till he bought 72.3 p.c of that to the Adelson and Dumont households in December of 2023. He now owns simply 27 p.c.
Cuban has been noticeably absent from the second row behind the bench for away video games and he stated it’s due to the league implementing the foundations.
“The NBA received actually, actually, actually petty and stated that I can’t sit behind the bench anymore,” Cuban advised The Stein Line.
When Cuban bought the group, there was some type of expectation he would maintain operating basketball operations.
Nonetheless, Mavs GM Nico Harrison was clearly reporting straight to new proprietor Patrick Dumont by the point Dallas reached the NBA Finals final season.
Cuban spoke truthfully about adjusting to the shift.
“It’s been up and down,” Cuban stated. “I’ve had moments of each — occasions the place I used to be like, ‘OK, that is what we have to do, however I’m not the boss.’ After which there have been different occasions the place I’m like: ‘I’m glad I’m not the boss.’ ”
He added: “The one time I really feel any remorse is when the NBA pisses me off. Perhaps it could be totally different if we had been dropping and issues weren’t going nicely, however issues are going nicely. It’s nothing particular to the Mavs. I can’t go into NBA conferences anymore and provides them sh*t for being petty.”
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